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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sir Orfeo.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day does Sir Gawain leave to find the Green Knight?
(a) Twelfth Day.
(b) Holy Rood Day.
(c) All Souls' Day.
(d) All Hallows Day.

2. In "Sir Orfeo," what instrument is taken "in delight" to make a lay and "named it right?
(a) Flutes.
(b) Lyres.
(c) Drums.
(d) Harps.

3. What will the successful knight receive from the Green Knight if he succeeds at trading strikes with the Green Knight?
(a) His castle.
(b) His wife.
(c) An axe.
(d) A magic shield.

4. When Sir Gawain finds an old cavern, covered in green patches, who does he say lives there?
(a) The Devil.
(b) The Green Knight.
(c) Orcs.
(d) Nymphs.

5. In the third stanza of "Pearl," what color do blossoms pale?
(a) Blue and red.
(b) Yellow and green.
(c) White and blue.
(d) Violet and yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sir Gawain ask the Green Knight to "restrain thee to"?

2. In stanza thirty-two of "Pearl," what does the narrator say that God forbids "we" to be?

3. During the second day's hunt, what animal do the dogs chase from the bushes?

4. Who is responsible for the color of the Green Knight?

5. What does "the lady" wish to teach Sir Gawain on the second hunting day?

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